A four year starter at Minnesota powerhouse Hopkins her Cyclone career was waylaid by injury. Wouldn't be surprised to see her in Maroon and Gold. It's Stolling nature to recollect Lady Slipper offshoots who return home.

I think McConnell-Serio is a good coach but recruiting and retention matters and that is hurting her, 2nd year in a row she loses a starter to transfer. She will return Yacine Diop from injuy which will help but she had the program at Duquesne playing very well when she was there. Losing these players at Pitt makes it so hard to try and rise up the rankings in the tough ACC.

Not sure about her contract status but I hope for her sake she got some years added after she made the NCAA Tournament. Since then its been rough for Pitt.

LOL, I doubt that....she's not THAT good, imo. A bit overrated. Kinda sad to see what NE has digressed to.

Overrated? Have you seen her play much? (I haven't seen her much because I don't get the BTN.) She was certainly rated very highly coming out of HS: 3rd overall by Hoopgurlz and Blue Star and 4th by Prospects Nation. But maybe she hasn't looked good because she has no one else on her team to help her. Bigs require someone to get them the ball in the right spot at the right time. I would love it if Notre Dame went after her.

You think she's not good enough for UConn? UConn went after bigs Natalie Butler and Batouly Camara via the transfer route. Do you think that Shepard is not as good as either of those two players?

Jessica Shepard is overrated similar to Merle Streep being overrated. She was bit of a beast her freshman year, and stayed on the sinking ship for her sophomore year. I think Romeo had a lot more fun than Shepard this year.

Hey, what about Shepard reuniting with Romeo in Washington? If Washington already has a good replacement set up for Osahor, never mind then. I'm not sure Romeo and Shepard were on the same page as far as Connie Yori goes. Romeo was a Yori supporter and it looks like maybe Shepard wasn't since she decided to stay... but maybe wanted to stay home.

Shepard? We'll take her at Minnesota, for sure. She's not my favorite... tends to be on the chippy side when frustrated, and she had plenty of frustration last season. But she could definitely help a club win.

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BC might be on the hotseat next year, its a private school so no idea on the contract length but its a tough job made even tougher when your best player leaves.

Fasoula is sort of like Shepard to me, big bodied posts, not very athletic. Shepard can shoot the three while Fasoula is crafty with her post moves. I might prefer Fasoula if I was recruiting both but it could be close.

Jessica Shepard is overrated similar to Merle Streep being overrated. She was bit of a beast her freshman year, and stayed on the sinking ship for her sophomore year. I think Romeo had a lot more fun than Shepard this year.

Hey, what about Shepard reuniting with Romeo in Washington? If Washington already has a good replacement set up for Osahor, never mind then. I'm not sure Romeo and Shepard were on the same page as far as Connie Yori goes. Romeo was a Yori supporter and it looks like maybe Shepard wasn't since she decided to stay... but maybe wanted to stay home.

Shepard? We'll take her at Minnesota, for sure. She's not my favorite... tends to be on the chippy side when frustrated, and she had plenty of frustration last season. But she could definitely help a club win.

I don't think Romeo and Shepherd could be in the same room together let alone the same team.

Minnesota. I'd be surprised if she'd exchange one sinking ship for another.
Word is that she had been shopping for her next team during the season. If she goes to The Gophers it would be because she found out she's not the hotshot she thought she'd was.

Seriously, though, doesn't the Big Ten have penalties for transferring within conference?

I don't know how any of these teams feel about transfers, but I wonder if Shepard might be a good fit at a Midwestern high-mid. Drake and UNI both got a lot of exposure this postseason, and Creighton's not far (though if she burned the bridge with Yori, Creighton might not want her).

Seriously, though, doesn't the Big Ten have penalties for transferring within conference?

I don't know how any of these teams feel about transfers, but I wonder if Shepard might be a good fit at a Midwestern high-mid. Drake and UNI both got a lot of exposure this postseason, and Creighton's not far (though if she burned the bridge with Yori, Creighton might not want her).

There at least used to be a conference policy that you were ineligible for a scholarship if you transferred within the conference. I am not sure it is still the policy.

It has been done before - April Calhoun, Luke Recker on the men's side - but intraconference transfer has been very rare.

LOL, I doubt that....she's not THAT good, imo. A bit overrated. Kinda sad to see what NE has digressed to.

Overrated? Have you seen her play much? (I haven't seen her much because I don't get the BTN.) She was certainly rated very highly coming out of HS: 3rd overall by Hoopgurlz and Blue Star and 4th by Prospects Nation. But maybe she hasn't looked good because she has no one else on her team to help her. Bigs require someone to get them the ball in the right spot at the right time. I would love it if Notre Dame went after her.
You think she's not good enough for UConn?

UConn? Pleeeease. They have Azura Stevens coming off of her redshirt season.

As Durantula said, she's a big-bodied post, but not athletic in the style of the current Elites--A'ja Wilson, Joyner Holmes, Azura. She's GOOD--I'd be delighted if Oklahoma snagged her--I just don't see CT in her future.

Shepard might not be all world, but she's easily one of the premier 4 players in the country and a very high profile transfer. She would be an immediate starter on any team in the country in 2018-19 besides UConn, Norte Dame assuming Turner red shirts next year and is still around by that point, and possibly Oregon (I'm a McGwire believer). She has some options.

Chanise Smith from Miami Country Day has said once they are done playing today, she will most likely ask for a release from Illinois. She indicated that she will most likely look at Maryland, Ohio State and Purdue.

Seriously, though, doesn't the Big Ten have penalties for transferring within conference?

I don't know how any of these teams feel about transfers, but I wonder if Shepard might be a good fit at a Midwestern high-mid. Drake and UNI both got a lot of exposure this postseason, and Creighton's not far (though if she burned the bridge with Yori, Creighton might not want her).

There at least used to be a conference policy that you were ineligible for a scholarship if you transferred within the conference. I am not sure it is still the policy.

It has been done before - April Calhoun, Luke Recker on the men's side - but intraconference transfer has been very rare.

Katie Coleman was eventually released from her LOI to Purdue and went to Illinois. Was she able to get a scholarship for the year or two that she played?

gee zooey! Doesn't look good for CViv does it? Not that anybody scored much, but that's their top three scorers. Plus Scaife not coming back. And I don't think they have much coming in next year either.

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Yowzer...that's not good at all. The following is from the official release located on the Rutgers site:

Quote:

Four members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team - junior guard Shrita Parker, junior forward Kandiss Barber, redshirt sophomore guard Ashli Jeune and sophomore Aliyah Jeune - have informed the coaching staff of their intents to transfer and have been granted releases.

"Their intents to transfer"???? Seriously, wtf? Does anybody proofread public documents anymore? Or better yet, does anyone give an eff?

gee zooey! Doesn't look good for CViv does it? Not that anybody scored much, but that's their top three scorers. Plus Scaife not coming back. And I don't think they have much coming in next year either.

gee zooey! Doesn't look good for CViv does it? Not that anybody scored much, but that's their top three scorers. Plus Scaife not coming back. And I don't think they have much coming in next year either.

Scaife isn't coming back? I don't remember seeing that before.

I hadn't heard that either. Last I saw was the article about "Los Rojos" on the bench, Scaife and the transfers waiting for next year. If that's changed, t's new to a lot of us.

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gee zooey! Doesn't look good for CViv does it? Not that anybody scored much, but that's their top three scorers. Plus Scaife not coming back. And I don't think they have much coming in next year either.

Scaife isn't coming back? I don't remember seeing that before.

I hadn't heard that either. Last I saw was the article about "Los Rojos" on the bench, Scaife and the transfers waiting for next year. If that's changed, t's new to a lot of us.

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Wow! I see she's from Meridian, ID (close to Boise). Will this turn out to be a transfer closer to home? Oregon or Oregon State look to be the closest bigger programs.